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Attacks on medical facilities in conflict zones
Why medical staff are increasingly finding themselves targets of violence

What can we learn from gut sounds?
The pioneering Australian doctor who is using tummy noises to try and diagnose IBS

Could a recreational drug help to treat alcoholism?
Research trial uses MDMA, the active ingredient of the drug ecstasy, to treat alcoholism

The obesity paradox
Why being overweight increases your risk of stroke, but also your chance of survival

Why are women slow to get treatment for heart attacks?
New research from Poland which finds women take longer to ask for, and get help, than men

Is expired medication safe to use?
A new study which reveals some drugs might last longer than we think.

A New Blood Test For Measuring Pain
Could it help doctors work out the optimum painkillers for each patient?

Does Being Congenitally Blind Protect Against Schizophrenia?
A large study which found no-one with early cortical blindness developed schizophrenia

Do You Use Your Phone in the Night?
The results of a study on the night-time phone habits of 25,000 Radio Denmark listeners

Is Slimness in the Genes?
How being naturally thin might not be a myth after all